5. Życie rodzinne i towarzyskie

Ćwiczenie 1.

Uzupełnij definicje wyrazami określającymi poszczególnych członków rodziny.

1. Your father has a brother. His son or daughter is your _; ___.

2. Your mother's brother is your , and your mother's sister

is you r .

3. To your grandparents, you are their or .

4. Your sister has two children. His son is your , and his daughter

is your .

5. Your brother is married. He calls his wife's parents his .

To them, your brother is their .

6. Your brother's wife is your , whereas your sister's

husband is your .

7. Your grandfather's mother is your .

Ćwiczenie 2.

Wykonaj poniższe polecenia.

Think about the people in your life: members of your family, close friends, friends, class­mates, neighbours, acquaintances and others. Answer the following questions:

1. Think of someone you look up to. What do you admire him or her for? Is the person an authority figure for you? Why?

1. Think of someone you get on well with. What makes your relationship tick?

2. Is there someone you look down on? If so, what has this person done to make you despise him or her? If there is no such person, what would someone have to do to make you dislike them so much?

2. Is there someone who gets on your nerves? What do they do to make you irritated?

Ćwiczenie 3.

Ułóż chronologicznie poniższe wyrazy określające różne okresy życia człowieka od dzie­ciństwa do osiągnięcia pełnoletności.

adult, baby, infant, minor (below 18 or 21), teenager, toddler, youngster

Ćwiczenie 4.

Dopasuj poniższe wyrażenia do poszczególnych kategorii wiekowych.

a new born baby in her mid-twenties over 16

a pensioner in his early thirties schoolboy

an elderly lady in his late fifties she's coming up to 70

fortyish

Ćwiczenie 5.

Ułóż chronologicznie poniższe zdania opisujące różne wydarzenia z życia człowieka. Wpisz kolejne numery w podany ciąg.

8

1. She and her husband separated.

2. She had a steady boyfriend.

3. She got engaged to Tom.

4. She got married.

5. She got pregnant.

6. She was single.

7. She remarried after five years.

8. She was born in 1949.

9. She was a single parent.

10. She was a widow.

11. She got divorced.

12. She retired from work.

Ćwiczenie 6.

Praca w parach. Spójrz na fotografię zamieszczoną w ćwiczeniowym zestawie egza­minacyjnym nr 5 na str. 88. Waszym zadaniem jest przygotowanie życiorysu starszej kobiety z fotografii: od urodzin aż do jej obecnego wieku. Wygrywa ta para, która przygotuje naj­ciekawszy życiorys.

Ćwiczenie 7.

Spójrz na poniższą tabelę i wykonaj polecenia 1 -3.

1. Zaznacz w tabeli, jak często wykonujesz wymienione czynności.

2. Dopisz na końcu tabeli jeszcze trzy czynności i zaznacz częstotliwość ich wykonywania.

3. Pracując w parach, przećwicz zadawanie pytań (How often do you...?) oraz odpowiedzi

na nie.

Ćwiczenie 8.

Odpowiedz na pytania i wykonaj polecenia podane poniżej. Możesz wykorzystać do tego celu słownictwo zamieszczone w tabeli w ćwiczeniu nr 7. Dodaj także inne wybrane przez siebie codzienne czynności.

1. Which everyday activities do you like doing? Which ones do you really enjoy?

2. Which ones are the activites you don't like doing at all?

3. Which activities do you have to do?

4. Which activities take too much of your time?

5. Think about the activities you did as a toddler and a young teenager. What did you do and what did you have to do then?

6. Think about your life in ten years' time. How will your daily routine be different from what is now? What will you do on an everyday basis? What will you have to do? What will you I able to do?

7. Which of the various hobbies and pastimes from the list below are mostly for men? For w men? For children? For everyone? Which of them are also your hobbies or ways of

spending free time? How often do you do them?

taking photographs; fishing; cycling; knitting; sailing; dancing; cooking; doing sports; gardening; visiting friends; collecting stamps or coins; playing chess or cards; playing a musical instrument (the guitar, the piano, etc.); collecting model airplanes, train or cars; collecting stickers (e.g. of celebrities, music stars, football players)

Ćwiczenie 9.

Przyporządkuj podane wyrazy do odpowiednich kategorii.

best man bride candles pram

birthday cake bridegroom godfather reception

birthday bridesmaid honeymoon christening

bouquet wedding nappy wedding cake

Ćwiczenie 10.

Odpowiedz na poniższe pytania.

1. What should you do to organize a surprise birthday party for someone? Has anyone ever organized a surprise birthday party for you? If so, how were you taken by surprise? If not, how would you like it to happen?

2. Describe your first day at school (primary school). What did you do? How did you feel?

3. How old were you when you started school? How old were you when you left primary school?

4. What time do you usually start lessons at school? What time do you finish school?

5. Have you ever had to change schools or move house? Describe when and how it hap­pened.

6. Describe your coming-of-age party. Was it exactly on the day of your eighteenth birth­day? If not, when did it take place? Was the party big or small? How many people were invited? Who were they? What did your birthday cake look like? What did you receive as presents?

7. Describe any event in your life that calls (called?) for celebration: for example, passing your driving test, getting your first car, receiving top marks in your school report, finishing an important course, passing an important examination, receiving an award for some exceptional achievement. How did you celebrate it?

8. Describe how in your family or with a circle of friends you celebrate the following holidays: Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, St Andrew's Day, St Nicholas's Day, New Year's Eve. Which of them are the most important for you? Why? What other holidays do you cele­brate? Describe how you do it.

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